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Old 11-12-2009, 06:32 PM   #8 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Zinc isn't quite dangerous; you can technically take quite a bit of it, but it starts to interact with the absorption of other things. (Copper, for example.)

Plus I haven't come across anything that would indicate it having a benefit outside of what you can get in a quality multivitamin. Mine has 20mg, which is plenty I think. People take it for colds because it's good for your immune system.

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[My doctor] recommended 4000mg a day for 2 weeks and then 2000mg a day thereafter.
Do you know how much that is in IU? I can never figure it out. My multi has 400IU and my cal/mag has 100IU each.
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